Garment supporter



D. M. STIRTON GARMENT SUPPORTER Filed Feb. 6, 1925 7 INT R ATTRNEYPatented Oct. 30, 1928.

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The invention relates to afgarmen t supporter, and in some of itsaspects to afh'ose sup- M rter which is fastened to, and supportedFrom, acorset or otherundergarment.

Objects and advantages of the invention will be set'forthlin panthereinafter andin part will obvious herefrom,- or may be llearnedbypractice with the mventlon, the same being realized and attained bymeans of the'instrumentalities and combinationspointfl'hefaccompanyingdrawings, referred to herein constituting a arthereof, illustrate one embodiment oft 1e invention, and together withthe description, serve to explain the princi les of the invention.

Fig. 1 is an elevation of a garment supporter embodying the invention; M

Fig. 2'isran elevation'looking at Fig. 1 from the right, with a portionof the hose supportin device omitted;

Tlig. 3 is a detached elevation'of the main portion of the buckle;

Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3; i v

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the fastening device for the web end;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary elevation showing the web end fastened to thebuckle; and

Fig. 7 is a central section through Fig. 6 on the line 7-7.

p l The invention is directed among other objects, to providing ahosesupporter which is fiat and unobtruslve and without projectionswhich show through the outer garments, while providing a simple andsturdy supporter; one

which is simple and inexpensive and easy to manufacture while holdingthe garment firmly. The invention is directed also to a method formaking such a garment supporter.

Referring now in detail to the present pre ferred form of the invention,illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, a web strip1, which may be of the usual character, is connected at its upper. end(broken away in the drawings) to the corset or other garment. The bucklecomprisesa plate 2 which is provided with a plurality of slots 3 and 4through which the web 1 is threaded. Plate 2 is preferably curved orbent to present the edge of the metal against the web at the end of thebucklefland'.atthe' slots, as best shown'in Fig. 7., this constructionserving, to increase the holding el'i'ect, on the web. The edges of thebuckle and also the slots are also preferably incline-d from the sidesof the buckle toward the center thereof,

for the'same purpose, as best appearsfrom Figs. 1, 8 and 6.

[In t'he completed article, the web preferably passes from the; rear ofthe plate .2

through the top slot 3, along the face of the plate '2 and then inwardlyand downwardly through the slot 4, the lower portionof the web formingloop 5, which holds the ring 6 of the hose supporter.

The hose engaging device maybe of any known or suitable form, and asshown comprises a relatively broad and flat linkZpassing through thelink 6 and through the upper portion'8 of the metal link member :9v ofthe Y hose supporter. Cooperating with the l foregoing members ofthehose supporterisa flexible strip 10, to the lower end of which is fixedthebutton 11, which cooperates with thelower part of link '9 to hold thestockings. As:

stated, these parts may be of any suitable or desirable form. The web 1extends upwardly from the loop 5, as shown at 15, and the end of the webis fastened to the back of the buckle at 16, preferably in the mannerhereinafter described. v

In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the means for fasteningthe end of the web to the buckle comprises a member fixed to the buckleand firmly pressing and holding the web end between said member and theback of the plate 2 of the buckle. The mem her 17 is a relatively narrowstrip disposed transversely of the plate 2, having at either end, ears18 and 19, which are adaptedto fit into recesses 20 and 21,respectively, formed in the side edges of the buckle. These ends areclinched over the inner edges of the recesses 20 and 21, so that thestrip 17 is firmly held in position and clamps the web end securelyagainst the back of the plate 2.

In the preferred form, additional holding means are provided, and forthis purpose a projection is formed on the buckle, engaging the web, andpreferably a relatively narrow and long, transversely-disposed,struck-up or bulged portion 24 is formed in the face of buckle. Thestrip 17 is also preferably provided with a complementary bulge :25, asshown in Figs. 5 and 7, whereby the web end is more firmly held, due tothe resilient or compressible nature of the web, the curved form of thetwo holding members and the shape and disposition of the edges of thestrip 17, as will be best seen from Fig. 7.

In the preferred form further, the plate 2 is curved so as to presentedges adapted to engage and press against the web 1, both at the top andbottom edges of the plate, and also along the edges of the slots 3and 1. The slots 3 and a are also preferably of bent or angled form, andare inclined from each end inwardly toward the central part of the plate2. a

In the preferred manner of making the garment supporter, the end of theweb and the strip 17 are placed in position on the back of the plate 2,the strip and web are pressed against the plate, and the two cars areclinched about the inside edges of the re cesses 20 and 21. The holdingbulge 2st in plate 2 may be formed during this ope 'ation or priorthereto, as desired, and the curving or bulging of strip 17 may also beeffected in either manner, as may be found most advantageous orconvenient.

The invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specificmechanisms shown and described but departures may be made therefromwithin the scope of the accompanying claims without departing from theprinciples of the invention and without sacrificing its chiefadvantages.

What I claim is 1. In a garn'ient supporter including a supporting web,a buckle comprising a plate having slots therein through which therunning portion of the web passes, and fastening means for the fixed endof the web comprising a backwardly bulged portion formed in the plateand a member on the back of the plate for clamping said web firmlybetween said bulge and said member.

2. Ina garment supporter including a supporting web, a buckle comprisinga plate having slots therein through which the web passes, and fasteningmeans for the fixed end of the web con'iprising a melnber on the back ofthe plate having a bulged portion for clamping said web against saidplate.

3. In a. garment supporter a buckle com prising a plate having slotstherein through which the running portion of the web passes, means forpermanently fastening the fixed end of the web to the buckle comprisinga central member on the buckle bulged backwardly, a bulged fasteningmember cooperating therewith to clamp the fixed end of the web to thebuckle, and means for permanently fixing said fastening member to thebuckle.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

DAVID M. STIRTON.

